Comments on: Discussing the Benefits of Cloud Storage

By: Stefan Schoeman

Stefan Schoeman — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:50:13 +0000

I buy the advantages of Cloud Storage and would love to use it. However, the cost is still too high when compared with just leasing another server with storage. At present, ThePlanet’s offering is 40c/GByte plus traffic, which incidentally is very good compared to the competition. For 1TByte, that means approximately $400/month. However, I got a special with ThePlanet on a server with RAID5 1TByte storage that costs me about a quarter of this. Yes, it means I have to handle the backup stuff myself, and the backup server could also die, but everything going at once is unlikely. At a quarter of the price though, I’ll live with it. If cloud storage were priced at 10c/GByte, it would make perfect sense. Would be really cool if ThePlanet could bring the costs down.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:34:00 +0000

Was more than happy to have you guys on the Web Hosting Show podcast, and your welcome back anytime. Hope everybody enjoyed/enjoys the interview!

By: Kevin Hazard, Web Hosting Evangelist

Kevin Hazard, Web Hosting Evangelist — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:04:27 +0000

That’s one of the best reasons for backups. It’s at the top of my list, too.

By: Mike Rastiello

Mike Rastiello — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:23:33 +0000

I’m ordering mine this weekend for backing up my data that I can’t be trusted with not deleting on accident.